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Barclays board approved 'sham' Qatar deal
2019-10-18 15:30:03| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Barclays' board approved an agreement at the heart of fraud charges against former executives, a court hears.
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D.C. Court of Appeals Strikes Down Parts of EPAs Sham Recycling Rule
2017-07-10 18:11:53| Waste Age
The D.C. Court of Appeals vacated a factor in defining what constitutes "sham recycling."
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India's biotechnology monitoring committee is a sham whose existence...
2014-09-30 08:15:34| Biotech - Topix.net
The Indian government has established a body to monitor the use and implementation of biotechnology such as genetically modified organisms in food, but there is a problem with the panel's mode of operation -- there isn't one. In fact, according to recent reports, the monitoring committee has not met for years, prompting one media source to quip, "ignorance is bliss."
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Australia swelters under a sham climate change policy after hottest year on record
2014-01-03 11:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Australia's temperatures have warmed by "about 1° C since 1910" according to the Bureau of Meteorology, and 2013 was the hottest year since records began in 1910. In the last 11 months leading to November 2013 average temperatures "were 1.25°C above average" and 2013 saw maximum temperatures 1.45°C above the average. The full update is available from the BOM here. It bears repeating: 2013 was Australia's hottest year on record and globally the seventh hottest year on record. Most of Australia...
PERU: Hialpesa workers object to "sham" contracts
2013-11-06 13:16:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
One of Peru's largest and most profitable textile and clothing companies, Hilandería de Algodón Peruana (Hialpesa) is alleged to have turned away workers who refused to sign "sham" employment contracts.
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